10.1" Hypacrosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Vertebrae Two Medicine FM Montana COA, Stand

Location: Two Medicine Formation, Montana (Private Land Origin)

Total Weight: 7 Pounds, 9.4 Ounces

Fossil Bone Weight: 6 pounds, 5.8 Ounces 

Fossil Dimensions: 10.1 Inches Long, 8 Inches Wide, 3.2 Inches Thick

With Stand Dimensions: 11 Inches Long, 8 Inches Wide, 4 Inches Thick

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This is a real fossil 

Hypacrosaurus Dinosaur

Hypacrosaurus, translating to ‘near the highest lizard,’ refers here to its close size comparison with Tyrannosaurus, a dominant predator of late Cretaceous North America. While the largest Hypacrosaurus measured around nine meters, Tyrannosaurus reached approximately twelve meters, indicating a predator-prey relationship. Supporting evidence includes a substantial healed bite wound on an Edmontosaurus, matching Tyrannosaurus dentition, confirming active predation rather than scavenging. Hypacrosaurus compensated for significant predation pressures with prolific nesting, producing about twenty eggs per clutch. Its distinct hollow crest, broader yet lower than Corythosaurus, affirms its classification within lambeosaurine hadrosaurids. The crest likely served a key role in visual species differentiation, analogous to horn and frill variations among ceratopsians.